2) Many people have asked why alt.comp.virus is decidedly anti-virus in nature...
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This article is from the Mini-FAQ: alt.comp.virus FAQ, by George Wenzel gwenzel@telusplanet.net with numerous contributions by others.
2) Many people have asked why alt.comp.virus is decidedly anti-virus in nature...
Because of the large proportion of anti-virus producers and
end users in the group, viruses are considered to be poor use of computer
resources, and the open distribution of them to be irresponsible.
Binaries are not welcome in UseNet discussion newsgroups. Alt.comp.virus
is a discussion newsgroup, so the posting of binaries is often met
with opposition and complaints to ISPs. Alt.comp.virus exists for the
discussion of computer viruses, not their distribution.
The majority of a.c.v. readers do not want virus source code or binaries
to be posted in this newsgroup. Should you post such material, you should
be aware that some of those readers will complain to your ISP about it.
For your own sake, check your ISP's policies regarding posting such material
to newsgroups before risking your account.
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